Dark Horses: Kurt Busch had a bad day while Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had a slightly better; but Joey Logano was the best dark horse pulling off a fantastic top 5 finish.

Here is how the teams shook out after the race:

Team

Average Finish

Average Start

Drivers

BK Racing

35.33

33.33

3

Chip Ganassi Racing

25.5

8

2

Circle Sport

40

42

1

Front Row Motorsports

37.5

38.5

2

Furniture Row Racing

21

26

1

Germain Racing

26

27

1

Go Fas Racing

34

41

1

Hendrick Motorsports

4.5

16.5

4

Hillman Racing

42

40

1

Hscott Motorsports

36

18

1

JTG Daugherty Racing

30

29

1

Joe Gibbs Racing

14.33

27.33

3

Michael Waltrip Racing

22.67

27

3

Phil Parsons Racing

33

32

1

Richard Childress Racing

15.67

14

3

Richard Petty Motorsports

16

18.5

2

Roush Fenway Racing

14.67

11.33

3

Stewart-Hass Racing

14.5

6

4

Team Penske

14.67

8.67

2

Tommy Baldwin Racing

28.5

35.5

2

XxxTreme Motorsports

41

35

1

Hendrick Motorsports brought home an outstanding average finish of 4.5 which blows away the rest of the field; all (HMS) drivers finished in the top 10 with Jeff Gordon grabbing victory. Martin Truex Jr. had the best finish for a single car team.

This is the status of each team at the end of the race:

Team

Status

Count

BK Racing

Accident

1

Running

2

Chip Ganassi Racing

Accident

1

Running

1

Circle Sport

Engine

1

Front Row Motorsports

Accident

1

Running

1

Furniture Row Racing

Running

1

Germain Racing

Running

1

Go Fas Racing

Running

1

Hendrick Motorsports

Running

4

Hillman Racing

Accident

1

Hscott Motorsports

Accident

1

JTG Daugherty Racing

Running

1

Joe Gibbs Racing

Running

3

Michael Waltrip Racing

Running

3

Phil Parsons Racing

Running

1

Richard Childress Racing

Running

3

Richard Petty Motorsports

Running

2

Roush Fenway Racing

Running

3

Stewart-Hass Racing

Running

4

Team Penske

Running

3

Tommy Baldwin Racing

Running

2

XxxTreme Motorsports

Engine

1

5 cars were out of the race due to being caught up in an accident. 36 cars were left running at the end of the race with 16 of those (44.44%) running on the lead lap; or 37.21% of the entire field.

Here is where the teams and manufacturers stand thus far in 2014:

Team

Wins

Tracks

Stewart-Hass Racing

3

Phoenix, Martinsville, Darlington

Team Penske

3

Last Vegas, Texas, Richmond

Joe Gibbs Racing

2

Fontana, Kansas

Hendrick Motorsports

2

Daytona, Kansas

Roush Fenway Racing

1

Bristol

Manufacturer

Wins

Tracks

Chevrolet

5

Daytona, Phoenix, Martinsville, Darlington, Kansas

Ford

4

Last Vegas, Bristol, Texas, Richmond

Toyota

2

Fontana, Kansas

Now, let's analyze the 5-Hour Energy 400 (race) statistics:

*Since there have only been 3 spring races at Kansas, statistics are not the best in this case; regardless, I am providing them anyway!

Race Speed: The average race speed in the 5-Hour Energy 400 was 128.149 mph, which is 5.05% slower than the average of all (spring) Kansas races (134.625 mph).

Margin of Victory: The margin of victory in the 5-Hour Energy 400 was a 0.112 seconds, which is 2433.04% closer than the average of all (spring) Kansas races (2.837 seconds).

Lead Changes: The number of lead changes in the 5-Hour Energy 400 was 25, which is 27.20% more lead changes that the average of all (spring) Kansas races (18.2 lead changes).

Number of Cautions: The number of caution flags in the 5-Hour Energy 400 was 8 which is basically spot on, but mathematically it was 8.75% more than the average of all (spring) Kansas races (7.3 caution flags).

Caution Laps: The number of caution laps in the 5-Hour Energy 400 was 47, which is 32.34% more than the average of all (spring) Kansas races (31.8 laps).

First Caution: The first caution lap in the 5-Hour Energy 400 came out at lap 48, which is 53.33% sooner than the average of all (spring) Kansas races (lap 29.3).

Last Caution: The final caution lap in the 5-Hour Energy 400 came out at lap 204, which is 3.14% sooner than the average of all (spring) Kansas races (lap 210.4).

Lead Lap Drivers: The number of drivers on the lead lap at the end of the 5-Hour Energy 400 was 16, which is spot on, but mathematically 1.86% fewer than the average of all (spring) Kansas races (16.3 drivers on the lead lap).

A Few Fun Stats:

Joe Gibbs Racing has the best average finish of 2014 with 11.79, closely followed by Hendrick Motorsports (13.09), and Team Penske (15.39)

Chevrolet (barely) had the best average finish at Kansas with 21.23 over Ford’s 21.83; Toyota was a bit behind at 24.11

The driver who has won the race before the All-Star Race has only won the All-Star Race 1 time in the past 10 years; Jimmie Johnson in 2012.

The average finish for the winning of the race before the All-Star Race is 10.5, a median of 10, and a mode (or most common occurrence) of 6

Plotting these numbers, there is a downward trend; this means that as the years have gone on, a ‘good fit’ line goes more towards a lower finishing position; in this case closer to winning. But with this being a race for no points and just bragging rights, who knows what can truly happen

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